[Cultural Festival / School Festival Theme] Carefully Selected High-Impact Recommended Phrases!

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Slogans displayed every year at school festivals and cultural festivals.

Words with impact can make the festival even more exciting, but choosing one can be tough—“We want a theme that unites everyone,” “We want something funny,” and so on.

So, in this article, we’ve gathered recommended themes for cultural festivals.

From short, cool themes to witty parodies of famous quotes and stylish themes in English, we’ve picked a wide range.

Use them as inspiration when choosing your theme!

English/Foreign Languages (11–20)

There is no substitute

The luxury car maker Porsche has a tagline that expresses its strong pride: “There is no substitute.” It conveys a confident message that nothing else can take its place, doesn’t it? Many schools probably want to let their individuality explode at their cultural festivals.

Using English instead of Japanese might be stylish—not a visually direct expression, but a chic one.

In English, pamphlets, T-shirts, and banners could all turn out wonderfully!

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Braek through

This is a slogan that expresses the strength to push forward, overcoming difficulties and obstacles.

Even when things don’t go as planned at the school festival, it carries a message of not giving up and working together to get through it.

By planning a food booth with unprecedented ideas or putting on stage performances with bold production, you can embody a spirit of challenge.

Using imagery of shattering rock or motifs of bursting powerfully into the sky on posters and pamphlets will convey the slogan’s meaning even more clearly.

By joining forces to break through and find a way forward, that sense of accomplishment will surely make the school festival something special.

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in The Future

This is a slogan themed around hope for the future and new possibilities.

It expresses the determination to enliven the cultural festival while envisioning the bright world that lies ahead.

It’s perfect for those who want to break free from conventional boundaries and actively embrace new ideas and challenges.

Incorporating a starry sky or space-inspired design into posters and pamphlets will make the slogan’s worldview easier to convey.

We also recommend including performances themed around stories set in the future or dreams yet to come.

The feeling of taking a first step with faith in the future will give courage to everyone participating.

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Always be yourself

These are the famous words left by Marilyn Monroe, the great actress who thrived from the 1950s to the early 1960s and lived a brief, dazzling life.

They carry the meaning of “Always be yourself,” a phrase that respects each person’s individuality and points the way forward.

It’s a perfect fit for a school festival setting, where diverse personalities come together to create one big event.

It’s an empowering quote that emphasizes the resolve to trust in the uniqueness only you possess and to take a step forward, giving you a strong push from behind.

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Change the world

While preparation is certainly important for making a major event a success, it’s just as crucial to pour your passion into it.

This phrase seems to capture that strong commitment—simple in form yet packed with lofty ideals.

It carries the meaning of “Change the world,” and precisely because it’s short, the strength of the resolve comes through clearly.

It’s the kind of wording you could imagine as a corporate slogan, conveying a spirit of taking on new challenges and a sense of powerful determination.

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Don’t worry, Be happy

I think everyone feels anxious about whether their preparation and effort will pay off and whether they’ll grasp success.

It’s a slogan that gently supports those anxious feelings—ones you might even feel on the day of the school festival—while nudging you kindly toward a fun time.

With a positive message like “No worries—let’s have fun,” it seems to loosen tense hearts with a light, easygoing vibe.

By presenting words that gently stay by your side, it’s a phrase that also evokes images of your friends and the bonds you share.

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Fly High

After all the preparations leading up to the school festival, the only thing left is to trust your efforts and take the leap.

It’s a simple yet dynamic phrase that seems to express boldly pushing forward.

Often used to mean “soar high” or “aim high,” it evokes the sky and carries a refreshing image.

It has a positive feel that steels anxious hearts and boosts the resolve to just give it a try.

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